Paris

March 2012

Rachel had an opportunity to go to Paris for a weekend for work, and I decided to tag along. It was my first visit and we didn't have nearly enough time to truly explore such a beautiful city, but we made the most of it.

Paris, France4 days, 3 nights

Eating

City Exploration

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Mar

Paris

2012

Two full days and two half days in Paris. We tried to do a little too much, but it was still enjoyable. I look forward to going back and taking it a bit slower.

Day 1: Museums

Adjacent to the Pompidou Centre is the resurrected studio of Constantin Brancusi.

03 The Pompidou is huge. It's actually bigger than huge. It's ginormous. Overwhelmingly so. As we were heading out I realized I should take a picture, but by then we were already on our way down to the first floor. I snapped a photo of the view instead.

You can't go to Paris and not have escargot, can you? Sadly I don't remember the name of the restaurant I had this at, but I can assure you it was delicious.

Day 2: More Museums

05 We thought about going to the Louvre, but then saw this line and decided to skip it.

06 I could spend all day in Musée de l'Orangerie. I never thought I'd say that about Monet's water lillies (not that they are bad, but it feels so cliché). They are huge and curve with the oval walls, as inteded by Monet.

I hate this photo of me. But I put it up here because nothing can convey how much I'm enjoying this meal as this photo does. Le Relais de Venise has the best steak frites I've ever had in my life. Also, they bring you seconds. Seriously.